With some confidence I can say that all of us have been a victim of the diabolical, automatic 3am Windows Update restart. You might be watching a movie or you might be slaying a boss in World of ...

Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.

Windows has a built-in feature that automatically reopens apps you had running before a shutdown or restart. It's designed to help you pick up right where you left off. Interestingly, this feature isn ...